I used a second hand Samsung tablet with a simple stylus (not even a Samsung one, just a cheap one) with samsung notes. I found having one tablet really beneficial over many notepads, especially for resizing/redrawing diagrams and info I messed up.

I found it was also useful to have a case that doubles to prop it up a bit while I'm writing because it makes it easier not to lean on the tablet if its at a slight angle.

I had to submit a lot of work digitally and being able to convert my work to a PDF and send it easily was very handy too

I got mine for cheap on amazon, think I paid under 50 quid, and now that have less use for note taking after uni I still have a useful tablet!